The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) met with Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence and Ministerial Advisor on Social Protection, John Adams in the company of the Minister’s Personal Assistant, EzelynTaton-Williams on Thursday last at the Minister’s office on Lamaha Street, Georgetown.
Managing Director, Joel Simpson; Advocacy and Communications Officer, Schemel Patrick; and Social Change Coordinator, Jairo Rodrigues; and Secretary of the Board of Directors, Alana Da Silva, of SASOD met the officials to discuss a human rights approach to social protection issues in Guyana, a SASOD release said. The organisation simultaneously presented to the Minister its recently published Fact Sheet on Social Protection.
In Photo (attached): From Left – Alana DaSilva, Secretary of the Board of SASOD; Hon. John Adams, M.P. Ministerial Adviser on Social Protection; The Honourable Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence, M.P; Managind Director of SASOD, Joel Simpson; SASOD Advocacy and Communications Officer, Schemel Patrick; SASOD Social Change Coordinator, Jairo Rodrigues.
Photo credit to: Aubrey Odle, Ministry of Social Protection.
